Joseph Hobbs

Joseph Patrick Hobbs - RALEIGH, NC - Joseph Patrick Hobbs, notable historian of the Eisenhower years, emeritus faculty member and outstanding teaching professor at North Carolina State University, died December 15, 2012. Dr. Hobbs, born March 14, 1934 in Savannah, Georgia to Leon M. and Mary Casey Hobbs, graduated from Benedictine Military School and served in the U.S. Army. After receiving a B.A. degree from Georgia Southern University, he received a national Woodrow Wilson Fellowship that he used to earn a M.A. and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University. At Hopkins, he served as an associate editor of the Dwight David Eisenhower Papers. Dr. Hobbs joined the history department faculty of North Carolina State University in 1969 and continued editing the Eisenhower papers. His forty-year career at State had both scholarly and teaching achievements. He published numerous volumes of Eisenhower documents, the monograph, Dear General, and articles on military and sports history. From his first year, he received citations, awards, repeated election to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers, and, in 1975, was chosen Most Appreciated History Professor by graduating majors. He received University honors as a teacher when he was named Alumni Distinguished Professor (1984) and Outstanding Advisor (1986). He took greatest pride in his record of teaching more than 7,000 undergraduates at NCSU, more than 20 Masters degree students, and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of individuals in special seminars at the United States Military Academy, and programs for Voice of America radio, on public access television, at the N.C. Museum of History, U.S. Army Officer Training Courses and special sessions for teachers across North Carolina. Dr. Hobbs's immediate family in Raleigh includes his wife, Faye Burnsed Hobbs, son, Michael (Karen), and granddaughter, Holly. He is survived by brothers, Edward J. Hobbs (Helene) of Avon, Ct, and Michael Hobbs (Maureen) of Somerdale, NJ and many nieces and nephews, including Mickey, Tony (Sandy), and Shawn (Arlene) Hobbs. A memorial service will be held January 6, 2013 in Raleigh. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SPCA, or Benedictine, or another charitable organization, in the name of Joseph P. Hobbs. Brown-Wynne Funeral Home Raleigh, NC Savannah Morning News December 21, 2012 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries.